Hillsborough warns of man approaching girls

HILLSBOROUGH -- Hillsborough police are investigating two separate incidents of a man approaching female students outside of district schools Thursday, school officials said today.

The Hillsborough School District sent an alert to parents Thursday saying that a middle school student and a high school student, both female, were approached by a man in a truck or SUV after getting off their school buses.

Both students are safe and reported the incidents to police. School officials are urging parents to make students aware of the incidents and make sure they know how to respond if approached by a stranger.